Stress & Fertility

Fertility, Pregnancy and New Mother

Our body reacts with stress. The sympathetic nerve system turns on. It’s also called ‘fight or flight response’. The picture illustrated below lists the effects and the symptoms against stress

However, this reaction is more against immediate and physical threats. Today’s stress triggers are often longer-term. Eastern medicine are more focused on long-term stress and is trying to explain how stress affects the uterus and fertility. The picture illustrated below is demonstrating the symptoms for infertility patient due to stress.